The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-04-22
THE sOUTH.

A NEGRO living near GrCeuviue, Ala,
went away the other night leaving five
children, the Oldest ten years Of age, locked
up in a house. While he was absent the
house caught fire and the children were all
burned to death.
GOVERNOR Ross, of Texas, has vetoed the
bill which postponed for one year the col
lection of taxes in the drought district, en-
bracing seventy counties.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire ravagcd St Angus
tine, Fla, on the 18th The st. Augustine
Hotel and the old Spanish cathedral were
destroyed as well as other buildings. Bird
get Barry lost her life in the flames The
loss amounted to S250,0J0
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, so it is announced
from Atlanta, Ca, has accepted an invita-
tion to attend the Piedmont fair IN that city
in October.
AN armed mob from Union County
stormed the Jail at Ripley, Miss, aud shot
to death, while in his cell Bud Williamson,
charged with killing John Collins, in self
defense, at New Albany, about a year ago.
ON the Louisville race track recently one
Of the horses was killed and his jockey IA
tally injured.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred the other
evening on the Ohio road six miles below
Ravens wood, W. Va. John Holden. of
Belpre, o., and Joe Reeves, laborer, of
| Clifton, W. Va, were killed and Robert
Evans, engineer, OF Chinicothe, was badly
injured. Several others were more or less
severely injured. The tender jumped the
track, throwing the cars over bank.
ADvIcEs from different sections in Texas
of the 18th note the fall of copious rains
for 800 miles along the Texas a. Pacific rail-
road west of MerlSel ami in the country
north of that road. In many places in
Texas rain had not fallen FOR nearly year.
THE Memphis q Little Rock railway was
sold in Little Rock on the 18th at auction
and was bid In by the present controllers
for ST2, $50.
The heirs of the late Hon. Allen T. Cap
ertOn, of Par&ersburg, W. Va, have been
put IN possession of $4,000 acres Of land
in Webster County, West Virginia, by the
United States Court.
DIR. +. NJ. MAGOoN, of Fort Smith. Ark,
killed his patient, William Perry, recently,
by heavy dose of morphine and chlOrO-
form.
A TEMPORARY injunction has been granted
at New Orleans against the American Cot
ton Oil Trust Company, the same being
considered monopoly illegally organized.
JOHN CHRISTIAN, brother of james Christ
ian, who was killed few days ago near
Pottsboro, Tex, organized a posse of twelve
or thirteen to hunt the murderers down.
Alexander Duzan and Steven Russell, the
two men who killed Christian, aud Lutterel,
were killed, making four lives lost. Further
blOodshed was expected.
A FIRE the other night at OnancoCk, Ac-
comack County. Va, destroyed most of the
business portion OF the town. Twenty-
three houses, including the Grand Central
Hotel, pOst-oiiice and number Of business
houses were burned. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, 5000
THE Delaware Senate has passed the
House bill prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of all kinds of imitation and adultcr-
atcd butter.
THE boycotted ST. Louis stove patterns
were not given out in Louisville KY, and
the expected strike did not take place.
A PARTY Of Mormon elders has been ex-
PEELED by the people Of the western part of
North Carolina